Stock-collar.



H. F. HURD. STOCK comm. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10. I917- Patented Nov.13, 1917.

HUBBARD r. norm, or raw,

or TROY, NEW roan, a

NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO CLUETT, PEABODY & 00., ING.,

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Iatent. Patented N 13, 191 *1,

Application filed August 10, 1917. Serial No. 185,447.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBBARD F. HURD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Troy, county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Collars, of whichthe following is a specification.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawing, and the referencecharacters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several figurestherein.

This invention relates to a stock adapted to be worn as a collar.

The principal objects of the invention are to adapt the collar for necksof difierent sizes; and to provide means for threading one portion ofthe stock of substantially full width through an opening in anotherportion of the stock of substantially full width without distortion orwrinkling.

Other objects will appear in connection with the following description.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan view of a stock-collar embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view in perspective showing one end of the stockthreaded through the opening in the stock.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the broken line 83 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4: is a vertical section taken on the broken line H in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings wherein the invention is shown in preferredform, the stock has a long member, 1, and a short member, 2, eachtapering toward its outer end.

The inner ends of the members, 1 and 2, are separately finished as byinturning said ends and securing the inturned edges by stitching, 3 and4, respectively; or said ends may be finished in any manner adapted forthe material of which the stock is made.

The members, 1 and 2, are secured together with their inner endsneighboring each other, by means of straps, 5, leaving an opening, 6,between the members through which the outer end of the long member, 1,can be threaded in winding the stock around the neck of the wearer.

These straps, 5, are attached to the side edges of the respectivemembers as by inserting the ends of the straps between the plies of therespective members made of a plurality of plies, and securing saidinserted ends by edge-lines of stitching, 7

The neighboring ends of the members, 1 and 2, are of full width, orsubstantially maximum width, of the body of the stock, so that theopening, 6, is adapted to freely receive the widest portion of themember, 1, threaded therethrough without wrinkling or distorting saidthreaded member.

This I am able to accomplish by attaching the straps, 5-5, to the sideedges of the respective members, 1 and 2, whereby said straps arelocated outside of the general side lines of the stock-body as shown inFig. 1.

By this construction, it is possible to secure a wide range ofadjustment to adapt the stock to necks of different sizes, and at thesame time to have the stock present to the neck an inner surface offull, or substantially maximum, width throughout its circumferentialextent for whatever size the stock may be adjusted.

I/Vhile I have shown the ends of the stock tapered, I do not wish to belimited to this feature as my invention makes it unnecessary to taperthe ends, although I consider it preferable to do so.

The stock may have the usual tapes, 8, attached to the ends of therespective members, 1 and 2.

I prefer to make the stock of a plurality of plies of fabric havingtheir edges inturned and stitched together as shown in Figs. 3 and 4,although it may be made of any desired material suitable for thepurpose.

The straps, 5, may be made of narrow tape, cord or the like.

WVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1.Astock-collar having a short member and a long member secured togetherend to end by means of straps extending along the opposite sides of thecollar and attached to the side edges of the respective members.

2. A stock-collar having a short member and a long member securedtogether by straps end to end whereat they are of the full width of thecollar, said straps extending along the opposite sides of the collar,and being attached to the side edges of the respective members.

3. A stock-collar having a short member being inserted and securedbetween the side and a long member each formed of a pluedges of theplies of the respective memrality of plies of fabric, said membersbehers; ing separately finished at their neighboring In testimonywhereof, I have hereunto set ends Whereat they are secured together bymy hand this 7th day of August, 1917. means of straps extending alongthe oppo site sides of the collar, the ends of each strap HUBBARD F.HURD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

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